High-Strength Inner and Outer Panels Deliver Greater Durability

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 27, 2008 - Engineered for strength and productivity, the 4000D-X® Dry Van from Utility Trailer is built to deliver. Top-to-bottom, side-to-side, the trailer’s thin-wall design integrates exceptional strength and the lowest tare weight to reduce fleet operating and maintenance costs while extending the useful life of the equipment.

Showcased for the first time at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY, Utility’s patented and post panel design now features a new proprietary composite wall for less impact damage and greater durability. The Utility sidewall panel design features a high-density polyurethane foam construction “sandwiched” between the high-strength inner and outer skins, forming a composite that securely bonds them together. The result is stronger, stiffer composite panel that absorbs more energy.

The new composite panel design of Utility’s 4000D-X® sidewall is an efficient, lightweight and stronger panel that provides a perfect upgrade from conventional plate trailers.

• 80,000 psi galvanized steel interior panels are part of composite that offers more durability and less maintenance

• Polyurethane foam core bonds the outer skin with the inner lining panel to uniformly absorb the sidewall load; and when coupled with Utility’s heavy duty wearband options it extends the trailer’s duty cycle.

• Improved thin-wall composite design extends life of trailer, reduces maintenance costs and provides a higher resale value

When introduced in 2004, the 4000D-X® raised the thin-wall standard for dry vans. It features Utility’s patented SnagFreeTM recessed posts for damage-resistant loading and includes many high-quality standard features to outwork and outlast the competition, including a stainless steel rear door frame and flush mounted galvanized steel logistics posts with fully recessed squeezed fasteners for greater durability. A long list of Utility 4000D-X® features exceeds industry standards.

Every aspect of the 4000D-X® has been engineered with the road and dock in mind. Real-world torture track testing to the extreme limits ensures maximum performance and durability.

Utility Trailer was the first trailer manufacturer to offer a qualifying model - the 4000D-X® — to be certified by the EPA as a SmartWay® trailer. When configured with proven aerodynamic enhancements such as low-rolling resistance tires, side skirts and a front-mounted gap reducer or rear-drag reduction device. An EPA Certified SmartWay ®4000D-X trailer reduces emissions, increases fuel efficiency and improves the bottom line.

To qualify for SmartWay® certification, a trailer must achieve 6.5% or greater total fuel savings.

About Utility Trailer
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company is America’s oldest privately owned and operated trailer manufacturer. It was founded in 1914 by brothers E.W. and H.C. Bennett and is still family-owned to this day. Utility Trailer is the largest producer of refrigerated vans and the third-largest trailer manufacturer in the United States.

The company designs and manufactures from five fully-operational trailer facilities across the United States products such as dry freight vans, flatbeds, refrigerated vans and curtain-sided Tautliner® trailers. The company features an extensive dealer network with more than 100 independently-owned locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and South America.

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Contact Info:
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
626.854.7233
www.utilitytrailer.com